Introduction
1: The Development of the Christian Biblical Canon: A Survey of the
Early Period
2: Jewish Lists
Josephus
Babylonian Talmud
3: Greek Christian Lists
Bryennios List
Melito of Sardis
Origen of Alexandria
Eusebius of Caesarea
Cyril of Jerusalem
Athanasius of Alexandria
Synod of Laodicea
Apostolic Canons
Gregory of Nazianzus
Amphilochius of Iconium
Epiphanius of Salamis
4: Latin Christian Lists
Muratorian Fragment
Mommsen Catalogue
Hilary of Poitiers
Jerome of Stridon
Rufinus of Aquileia
Breviarium Hipponense
Augustine of Hippo
Codex Claromantanus
Pope Innocent I
5: Syriac Christian List
St. Catherine's Monastery Syriac List
6: Selected Greek, Syriac, Latin, and Hebrew Manuscripts
Appendix: Antilegomena and the More Prominent Apocrypha.
Bibliography
Edmon L. Gallagher is Associate Professor of Christian Scripture at Heritage Christian University in Florence, Alabama. He is the author of Hebrew Scripture in Patristic Biblical Theory (Brill, 2012). John D. Meade is Associate Professor at Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona.
The authors provide a helpful source book on one significant aspect
of the nature and development of the ancient Christian canon of
Scripture that will be of use in discussing issues of New Testament
introduction and in examining the role of apocryphal writings in
ancient Christianity.
*C. Stenschke, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses*
The primary virtue of the book is that it brings together in one
volume essentially all the canon lists and relevant commentary from
the primary and secondary literature. The volume will be a boon to
those who research or teach on the biblical canon, and the book
will save its users significant time in locating the standard
information in the field
*Jonathan J. Armstrong, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, De
Gruyter*
Further work on the biblical canon from these two scholars is a
desideratum. Their focus on a neglected element of canon studies
could be usefully placed into a more general introduction to the
canon debate. Such work could help students and scholars assimilate
late their research into the broader discussion of the biblical
canon. That they have produced such a useful work on one element of
the canon debate bate, suggests that they may have more to
contribute to the field of canon studies.
*Robb Coleman, Southeastern Theological Review *
Gallagher and Meade supply commentary on the canon lists to assist
the reader's engagement with the primary sources, but their chief
aim is that readers would study the lists themselves and process
their own questions about the history of the biblical canon in
conversation with the ancient church. It is the contention of this
reviewer that they accomplished their goal ... The extensive
analytical footnotes merit a final commendation of BCLEC. These
footnotes comment on the text and translation of the canon lists
and offer extensive secondary literature on the canon list under
discussion. They frequently present a range of interpretive options
and exercise caution where caution is due.
*Robb Coleman, Southeastern Theological Review*
will be a useful resource for readers who wish to engage
academically with how the Christian Bible came to take the forms in
which it is found today.
*Andrew Gregory, Anvil*
Gallagher and Meade have provided a useful and much-needed tool in
the study of the biblical canon. No doubt it will be a key resource
for anyone wishing to explore the reception history of either the
Old or New Testament.
*Michael Kruger, Journal of Theological Studies*
[Gallagher and Meade] have produced what I think may well remain
the standard volume on canon lists that scholars and students alike
will appreciate for years to come. I heartily recommend this
impressive volume.
*Lee Martin McDonald, Review of Biblical Literature*
[T]his book is a valuable compendium of sources and summaries of
scholarship pertaining to the history of the formation of the
biblical canons... [A] valuable reference to students and
researchers at all levels.
*J. Edward Walters, Reading Religion*
Readers interested in the history of the Christian canon will find
a helpful resource in this single-volume compilation of the
biblical canon lists from the first four Christian centuries...
This is an excellent and detailed compilation of primary sources
for the study of the Christian canon.
*John R. Barker, The Bible Today*
The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity is a unique,
well-written, and clearly presented volume that provides both
students and scholars with a valuable resource for the study of the
canonical history of the biblical writings. Gallagher and Meade are
to be commended for producing a definitive and up-to-date study of
the early canon lists in an accessible format.
*Benjamin Laird, Journal of the Evangelical Theological
Society*
This is a reference text I envisage consulting frequently.
*Dirk Jongkind, Journal for the Study of The New Testament*
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